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CHAPTER 7 HOW TRUST IS BROKEN: BETRAYAL

“I’m really upset with Sue! She didn’t deliver her part of the project as she promised. She let down not only me but also her other coworkers. There is no longer trust on this team.” “I don’t understand why John went to Craig to talk about the concern he has with me. Why didn’t he come to me directly and give me a chance to address it with him? It hurt to hear about this from Craig. Now I wonder who else has John talked to about me. Can I really trust him?” “I devoted two-and-a-half days to developing our new strategy with my team. We all agreed to our direction and to the action steps for which each member was responsible. Half the team is actively following ...

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